Headlines
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A record year for visitors
Tuesday | Nov 12 2019HOLIDAYMAKERS account for almost half of short-term visitors to Australia, figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show.
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C&K UK exploring options
Tuesday | Nov 12 2019COX & Kings in the UK is reportedly in discussions with a number of possible investors about a potential sale of the business, as it seeks to distance itself from the financial issues of its Indian parent company.
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Viva! la Scandinavia: HLO
Monday | Nov 11 2019HELLOWORLD Travel (HLO) has revealed its Viva! Holidays wholesale brand is gearing up to launch a new comprehensive Scandinavia, Nordic and Polar product range from Jan.
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Qantas to slash carbon
Monday | Nov 11 2019THE Qantas Group will aim to reach zero net carbon emissions by 2050, as part of the company’s commitment to sustainability.
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SeaLink’s bus bid backed
Monday | Nov 11 2019AN INDEPENDENT expert’s report into the $635 million acquisition of bus operator Transit Systems by SeaLink Travel Group (TD 08 Oct) has concluded that the deal is “fair and reasonable”.
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Helloworld Greece push
Monday | Nov 11 2019HELLOWORLD Travel (HLO) has flagged plans to significantly ramp up its range of product for Greece, with the company recently appointing Tour Greece as its new Destination Management Company (DMC) to represent the popular southern European nation.
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Hurtigruten christening
Friday | Nov 8 2019HURTIGRUTEN’S battery hybrid powered cruise ship, Roald Amundsen, is now the first ship to have been named in Antarctica.
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FWC backs FCTG EBA
Friday | Nov 8 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) said employees will be “better off overall” under the company’s enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA), which was approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) last month.
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Virgin swings route axe
Friday | Nov 8 2019VIRGIN Australia will cut more domestic and international routes from its network from Dec, in addition to yesterday’s announcement of the cessation of Melbourne to Hong Kong (TD yesterday).
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FCTG corporate powers ahead
Friday | Nov 8 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) corporate brands are on track to become a $10 billion business in the current financial year after a strong first quarter, the company’s Managing Director Graham Turner believes.